Kirk Hinrich

Monday brought the introduction of first-round pick Bobby Portis and news that Kirk Hinrich exercised his $2.85 million player option for 2015-16, meaning 40 percent of the Bulls' offseason moves are complete. The rest of the to-do list involves re-signing restricted free agent Jimmy Butler, bidding hard to re-sign starting small forward Mike Dunleavy, and adding a guard with a salary-cap exception, likely the mini-midlevel for taxpaying teams. The Bulls plan to be a luxury tax team for just the second time in franchise history. That's based on a maximum qualifying offer of five years, $90 million to Butler, who would really have to bet on himself to enter unrestricted free...

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Monday brought the introduction of first-round pick Bobby Portis and news that Kirk Hinrich exercised his $2.85 million player option for 2015-16, meaning 40 percent of the Bulls' offseason moves are complete.
The rest of the to-do list involves...

Kirk Hinrich will return to the Bulls for Fred Hoiberg's first season.
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That's great for Teague's perseverance but not so much for the Bulls, who hoped the Kentucky product could be a long-term answer at...

Do you think a starting lineup of Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler, Doug McDermott, Nikola Mirotic and some center is possible with Fred Hoiberg? -- Victor, Spain
Well, the backcourt is a lock at least. It’s surely too early to speculate on Hoiberg’s lineup,...

The Bulls don't have as much at stake in the NBA draft as a lottery team does, but that's not to say they don't have needs that the 22nd pick in the June 25 draft could satisfy: depth, offense, youth, for instance.
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The Bulls eliminated the Bucks in six games and advanced to the Eastern Conference's second round vs. the Cavaliers. Here are three observations:
The Bulls are happy to be done with the Bucks.
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As Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah got in a run Monday at one end of the Advocate Center, a rerun aired across the room.
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Unfortunately for the Bulls, they are well-versed in dealing with a Derrick Rose knee injury.
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At a time when many teams start paring rotations in advance...

At least the Bulls' participatory issues have moved from training staff-related to travel.
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The final result from Cleveland on Monday night: Cavaliers 108, Bulls brain-dead.
And you might want to check their hearts while you’re at it.
That’s six losses in eight games. That’s five straight opponents scoring more than 100 points. That’s two...

The summary
The Hawks kept flying. Kyle Korver doomed his former team with 24 points on 7-for-9 3-point shooting and Al Horford added 22 points and nine rebounds as the Hawks prevailed 107-99 for their 12th straight win and 26th of 28. Derrick Rose led...

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